Dear Friends,
I’ve self identified as codependent since I learned what the word meant (unhealthy attachment to another person/s). I recently had a chance to experience this habit energy in a funny way that led me to a bit more understanding.
While I was at the Cirque du Soleil, I found myself unable to enjoy the show because somewhere deep inside I believed I was responsible for keeping the performers safe. I’m not kidding. Given the amount of talent, professionalism and training of the performers and my little seat in the 35th row, that was clearly a delusional belief.
Dear friends,
Even in the best of times, it can be challenging to get out of bed and remember to practice mindfulness. When I remember to start my day with some mindful action, such as a few mindful breaths or steps, my day may not be perfect, but it does lean toward more ease and joy.
Practicing mindfulness in the morning can still include other more typical activities like enjoying a cup of our favorite coffee drink (or my new favorite Oolong tea.) And it doesn’t mean we have to be all perky and bubbly. (I surely am not.)
I read somewhere that we can think of each day as a room that no one has ever gone into before. The day can be an exploration that is experienced in this particular way only by us and only this once. Mindfulness helps me hold onto this openhearted and attentive mindset throughout the day.
Dear Friends,
Sometimes I want to show up in a loving way, but I just don’t feel I have the energy for loving anyone or anything. I might want to extend myself and really reflect the love I have in my heart, but instead I collapse or show up cranky.
Someone in our mindfulness group shared something about this recently that I have been reflecting on.
We were talking about Boundless Love – the kind of love that we can feel when we are still and quiet. When we touch the insight of interbeing, recognizing that each and every part of the cosmos belongs here. It’s the love that can fill us up and then overflow to others.